The Aspergillus nidulans cetA and calA genes are involved in conidial germination and cell wall morphogenesis

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 232-242

  Belaish, Ravit ^a   Sharon, Haim ^a   Levdansky, Emma ^a   Greenstein, Shulamit ^a   Shadkchan, Yana ^a   Osherov, Nir ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aspergillus nidulans; Cell wall integrity; Cell wall morphogenesis; Conidial germination; Thaumatin like protein

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN CALA; PROTEIN CETA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CELL WALL; CONIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL MORPHOLOGY; FUNGAL SPORE GERMINATION; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GENE DELETION; GENE FUNCTION; KNOCKOUT GENE; LYSIS; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; WILD TYPE;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL WALL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; MODELS, GENETIC; MORPHOGENESIS; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; SPORES, FUNGAL;

EMERICELLA NIDULANS;

EID: 38849123482     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2007.07.005     Document Type: Article

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